ASC - Investment Planning Specialist

• Acts as a “Financial Modeler and Advisor” for corporate strategy and related issues, and provides relevant strategic and financials insight to the Corporate Strategy organization, the CEO, and members of Corporate Management.
• Develops mid/long term financial analysis as part of business and investment planning, carry out P&L forecasting and model the impact of various corporate strategic scenarios. Updates the Company’s 10-year Investment Plan and generates pro-forma financial statements for the company and its business segments.
• Maintains and further develops the tools required to generate the investment plan financials and portfolio analysis, including the Corporate financial model.
• Implements quality control measures to ensure reported financials are accurate.
• Works across groups in Corporate functions to ensure inputs, price assumptions, policy parameters, and outputs are aligned.
• Conducts strategic performance and financial analysis, including: past and projected performance trends, evaluation of growth options and strategic choices.
• Handles increasingly complex and frequent requests for financial projections that require quick turnaround on multiple scenarios.
• Reviews the corporate portfolio of existing assets and proposed investments and making recommendations for any necessary adjustments according to approved criteria designed to maintain the desired portfolio diversification, expected rate of return and risk profile.
• Cultivate key matrix relationships across the organization and be able to persuade counterparts at different levels and advance corporate strategic thinking to ensure the organization is proactive in adjusting or developing its strategy.
• Prepares research and special studies and analyses as required, for the Corporate Strategy organization and various Corporate Committees.
• Prepares for, facilitates, and follows through on strategy and portfolio review meetings.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with consultancies, industry experts, and best-in-class companies, keeping abreast of key developments in the strategic performance management space and other arenas that could impact the company’s competitive performance.
• Provides coaching and mentorship to junior staff.

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, or Financial Management or closely related discipline; advanced degree is highly desirable.
• Must have 10+ years’ experience in financial quantitative modeling with the last 5+ in a similar function within a major energy company, consultancy house, or financial institution.
• Must have experience in financial reporting, forecasting, and analysis. Desirable to have experience in probabilistic analysis.
• Highly desirable to have a good understanding of the energy and chemicals industry trends and developments.
• Must have a proven ability to effectively challenge conventional thinking, and influence others to do the same.
• Must have strong project management, problem solving, and change management skills.
• Must have a proven ability to quickly build and maintain positive and effective networks with internal and external stakeholders of all organizational levels.
• Must have a proven ability to develop a positive, effective and collaborative rapport with senior management, co-workers, and stakeholders using tact and diplomacy.
• Must have demonstrative ability to effectively coach and mentor multi-national junior staff.
• Candidate must have exceptional English written and oral communication skills and be able to communicate what are frequently complex technical, economic concepts in a clear and succinct manner to individuals and groups from diverse professional backgrounds.
• Fully proficient with Microsoft Office tools or equivalent, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

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